Antec 900 is the worst case to come out of any factory sorry. It has crappy cable length for the front I/Os, poor power supply placing and the 200mm fan is unncessary.

Everything lines up very nicely for me. My only beef is that I needed to make an extension for the 8-pin CPU power cable. You are part of a very small minority that does not like it because everyone I know that has it loves it.

Everything lines up very nicely for me. My only beef is that I needed to make an extension for the 8-pin CPU power cable. You are part of a very small minority that does not like it because everyone I know that has it loves it.

I know everyone loves it hence why it still sells and if people realized there are better cases then it wouldn't sell.

The Coolermaster CM 690 is a FAR superior case for example that nobody knows about.

Guys, this is not helping. Cases are a matter of personal preference. Though you can state the pros and cons of the Antec 900 to the OP, helping him make a wise choice.

Now, can you relist your choices? Because for 1200$, that opens up a lot of possibilities. And since I know 3Dmax, going for a Quad Core is highly recommended. Do you plan to overclock? And don't choose an board with onboard video - worst choice you can make.

*: Sorry enaberif, but it appeals to me both visually and cooling-wise

A quad-core sure would be nice, but for the moment I'm going with a less expensive, powerful enough double 2.6ghz... the motherboard supports quad-cores so I can upgrade the CPU later on.

As for over-clocking, I've never OC'd anything before... to be honest I kinda feel uneasy about it, afraid to break something I guess. If there's a safe way to OC the processor a few hundred mhz then that would definately be worth a try...